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Category: Business
Bankrupt Country? Start Selling Off Your Assets
You may be familiar with the dire financial straits in Greece… one solution is to start selling off the islands A Greek island – yours for the price of a London flat – Europe – World – The Independent.
Cancel a Movie Due to Terror Threats?
It’s rather ironic that the same day Obama decided to open relations with a communist country (Cuba), the leaders in Hollywood elected to give into threats by another communist country (North Korea)…. The top five theater circuits in North America
WTF is a ‘Diversity Officer’?
The pendulum is not yet swinging back to reality. After several incidents some called “racist,” the Atlanta Hawks announced that it has hired its first “diversity officer.” The team has named Nzinga Shaw as the organization’s first Chief Diversity and
Price of Beef Climbs to Record High
No price inflation over the last five years? The average price for a pound of ground beef climbed to another record high — $4.15 per pound… Five years ago, in October 2009, the average price for a pound of ground
Totalitarian Apple
It’s not just me… buying an Apple product is similar to voting for Obama — An IQ test: I have always been amazed at all the goodwill Apple gets for being somehow friendlier and more open to creative individuals than
Interesting Quotes from Businessmen
“His knowledge on that topic is only PowerPoint deep…” “At this company, if the world were supposed to end tomorrow, it would still happen behind schedule.” “We are condemned men who are chained and will row in place until we
Hail in Napa Valley
Missy and I just visited Napa Valley… One month after an earthquake struck the Napa area, the region was pounded by an incredibly rare hailstorm Friday afternoon… KPIX 5 meteorologist Paul Deanno reported six inches of hail in the Napa area.
The ‘i’ Everything
I think they forgot to mention the iToilet…
GM Quality?
Things keep getting worse for General Motors as the car manufacturer recalled another 8.2 million vehicles on Monday that had faulty ignition switches. This new round of recalls affects mainly midsize cars; it brings the total number of recalled GM